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Experts Envision the Economy of 2040 in New Roosevelt Institute Briefs

By Roosevelt Institute | 07.08.15

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New York—The Roosevelt Institute today announced the publication of a series of thought briefs envisioning how the United States’ economy will evolve over the next 25 years. The briefs, released by Roosevelt’s Next American Economy project, are the product of a convening held earlier this year, which brought together experts and leaders in business, labor, economics, technology, and other fields. The full collection can be found here.

“Projecting and imagining such a fundamental change is no small conceptual hurdle, but this should not keep us from developing new institutions to balance a new set of costs and benefits,” writes Cutter. “As jobs change, ‘work’ and the necessity to earn a living will not go away.”

“The Next American Economy briefs are both pragmatic and optimistic about the economic transformation we’re facing,” said Felicia Wong, President and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute. “We are clear-eyed about the potential importance of technological and institutional changes that are affecting economic performance. But we believe that by making better choices now, as tough as that is, we can build an economy that encourages growth and human flourishing, just as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt sought to do.”

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